Crochet-ball holder.



c. H. CRQWLEY. CROCHETBALL HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11. I914.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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WTT sarrns nan CHARLES H. CROWLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CROCHET-BALL HOLDER.

Application filed November 11, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. CROWLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crochet- Ball Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a crochet ball holder.

An object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which crochet balls may be held on the users wrist so that the ball will not in any way impede the operation of crocheting and which will be wound in such manner that the yarn may be readily and easily drawn therefrom without the conscious operation of the user.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the device that all possibility of the yarn becoming broken or marred will be entirely obviated.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as the description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a fragmental detail showing the construction of the ends of the ball holder and the swivel.

Referring to the drawing wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views z-My device comprises a wrist band 1 which is made of a continuous piece of spring wire wound in any desired formation. Through this wrist band extends a limiting member 2 so that the said wrist band may not be stretched so far that the resiliency of the wire will be destroyed. Secured to this band l'is an eye 3 to which eye is secured a swivel 4t on the other end of which is a swivel ring 5.

In order that the yarn may be wound into a ball and that it may be freely unwound from the said ball without catching, I have secured to the ring 5 a member 6 having a shank portion 7 and arms 8, 9 and 10, the

arms 8 and 10 extending at right angles to the shank portion and the arm 9 in alinement therewith. This member 6 is constructed entirely of one piece of wire. The

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 112, 1916.

Serial No. 871,602.

yarn is first wound in the space between the shank portion 7 and the arm 8, then in the space between the arms 8 and 9, then in the space between the arms 9 and 10, and finally in the space between the arms 10 and the shank portion 7, and the winding operation continues in this manner to form a round ball.

First an eye 11 is formed in one end of the wire which is engaged with the ring 5 and the wire is then extended to form a portion of the shank 7 and bent outwardly at right angles and then back on itself to form the arm 8, it is then bent at right angles to this last mentioned arm and in alinement with the shank 7 and back on itself to form the arm 9, the wire is then continued at right angles to the arm and in alinement with the arm 8 and back upon itself to form the arm 10. Finally it is bent at right angles to the arms 8 and 10 and extended to form the other portion of the shank and has an eye 12 formed in this end, which is likewise in engagement with the ring 5 as will be readily seen from the drawing. It may be thus seen that as the yarn is wound upon the device diagonally around the arms 8, 9 and 10 and the shank 7 that the parts on which it is wound will be entirely smooth and there will be no corners in which the yarn may catch and thus when the yarn is unwound from the device during the operation of crocheting it will move very readily and without in any way being caught.

From the foregoing description it may be seen that I have provided a device by means of which a crochet ball may be held so that the yarn constituting the ball will not become tangled or marred or broken during the operation of either Winding or unwinding, and I have so constructed the device that the yarn will be readily unwound therefrom without conscious effort upon the part of the user.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment, of my invention, I have merely done so for the sake of convenience and I wish it to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the details of construction thereof without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A yarn holder including a body member formed from a single length of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide juxtaposed portions forming the lower limb of a cross, each end of said wire being then bent out- Wardly at right angles to the first portions and rebent inwardly to provide juxtaposed portions forming the arms of said cross, each end of the Wire being then bent upwardly to provide coacting juxtaposed portions forming the upper limb of the cross, the extremities of said wire being bent to form eyes one of which overlaps the other in coaxial relation and a swivel supporting means including a ring passing through both of said eyes to prevent spreading of said wire ends.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. CROWLEY. Witnesses:

WILLIAM S. HARRIs, I. VAN GELDER.

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